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Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Chiarelli, A., 2009; 101: 1236-43; Barton M., 2009; 101: 1223-25; www.breastcancer.org Okay, some advice and some terms. First, women should be performing self breast exams (minds out of the gutter, or enlist a friend, whichever). The studies referenced compare physical exams by a doctor with current mammography. So what [...] Source: BBC Health; British Medical Journal A recent Swedish study (Yes, where the candy fish come from) comparing PSA (Prostate Specific Antigent) Test results of 540 men before they were eventually diagnosed with prostate cancer and 1,000 healthy men failed to determine the point where a PSA Test was a diagnostic predictor of prostate cancer. What [...] Source: US Food & Drug Administration The FDA has officially banned the sale of cigarettes containing fruit, candy or clove flavors. The ban is associated with a national effort to reduce smoking in America via the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It is clear from both the ban and the message from the FDA that [...] Source: New York Times A stunning indictment of 6 of the “top” peer-reviewed medical journals –A significant number of medical articles published in 2008 were written by ghostwriters financed by drug manufacturers. Let’s review that one again, shall we? 10.9% of articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 7.9% of articles published in the Journal [...] Source: BBC Health Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, NYC, have found, “Unprecedented” results in the treatment of skin cancer (Melanoma). Melanoma is the deadliest cancer and often metastasizes (spreads) quickly. A new drug, PLX4032 (A working name only) blocks the BRAF gene, which is widely felt to be responsible for determining the rate of spread of skin [...] You MAY have a medical malpractice case if: _ You or a loved one were significantly injured from a surgical error or complication of surgery _ You or a loved one were significantly injured from improper medical care or treatment _ You or a loved one were diagnosed with breast, ovarian, prostate or other cancer after a year [...] Source: BBC Health News Laparascopic surgical instrumentation (“keyhole instrumentation if you’re British”) has gone smaller over the years and is finding new applications for the smallest of patients. At only 7 months, “Charlie” received laparoscopic hernia surgery which took all of 40 minutes and shortened his recovery time to days instead of weeks. “Charlie’s” parents were advised [...] Source: BBC Health; British Medical Journal A retrospective University of Oxford (that’s in England) study of some 19,000 male British civil servants between the ages of 40 and 69 has found that men with high blood pressure an high cholesterol who smoke may die 10 years earlier than their healthier cohorts. Not entirely earth shattering news if [...] Source: BBC Health Kidding! Sort of. A study from the University of Colorado at Boulder (yes, where they ski) suggests that dirty shower heads are an effective delivery system for harmful bacteria, M. avium (Mycobacterium avium). Levels in shower heads tested 100 times higher than in faucets. Says Norman Pace, one of the researchers, “If you [...] Source: US FDA Consumer Updates The Flu (Influenza if you’re French) is a contagious URI (Upper Respiratory Infection) caused by different strains of influenza viruses. (Flu? They should eat more fresh fruit!) Each flu season, the US FDA, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the WHO (World Health Organization) work with vaccine manufacturers [...] |
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